Metallic tie.



No. 734,306. IPATENTBDIJUL-Y 21, 19-02 D. P. CROWLEY. METALLIC TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED 5 STATES? Patented my 21, 1903.

PAT NT OFFICE.

M ETALLIC TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,306, dated July 21, 1903. Application filed May 26, 1903. Serial No. 158,630. (No model.)

To a. whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that L'DANIEL P. CROWLEY, a citizen of the United States'of America, resid'-' ing at Turtlecreek, in the countyof,A1legheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in'- vented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties, of which the following-is a specification, reference being had therein 'to the. accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic ties,"and has for its object to provide a metallic tie upon which the rails may be secured by the ordinary fastenings now generally used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a metallic tie which when the same has had its upper face injured or damaged to any extent may be reversed andtheunder sideused, thereby providing the tie which willreceive double Wear of the ordinary ties now in use.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a metallic tie-which can be readilyform ed from sheet metal, said tie being strong and durable and highly efficient'when used.

Briefly described, my metallic tie comprises a channel-bar which has'its ends or sides bent inwardly, these sides being again bent downwardly, the edges of said sides being bent at right angles on a lineparallel to the base of. the channel-bar, these outwardly-extending flanges being riveted thereto. Upon the up per face of the tie Isecure by ordinary means a base-plate to receive the base of the rail. Within said tie I provide novel means for spacing and bracing the top and base of the tie and means whereby the ordinary spike maybe secured to the tie.

In describing the invention in'detail reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is atop plan view of my improved tie. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of one of the endsof said tie. Fig. .3 is alongitudinal sectional view of one of the ends, showing the rail in place upon the same. Fig. at is a vertical sectional view of one of the braces carrying the spike-holding means. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the truss bars or clamps I may employ to brace said tie. 6 is a bottom plan view of the end of my improved tie.

To put my invention into practice, I provide a channel-bar 1, the sides of said channelbar being of greater length than the width of said channel, and in the construction of my improved tie I bend the sides 2 and 3 at right angles to each other forming the top of qthe tie, as indicated-at 4t 5. 'I again bend said ties downwardly on a line almost parallel to the sides 2 and 3, as indicated at 6 and 7, and

the lower edges of these downwardly-bent portions 6 and 7 I again bend or form at right base by means of the rivets 11. To the upper faces or top of said tie I secure the baseplate or chair 12, which is riveted or otherwise secured, as indicated at 14 and 15, said chair or base-plate having formed on its outer end a raised portion 16, forming a shoulder .17, against which the base of the rail abuts.

. In order to brace the top ofmy improved tie, I provide a tubular support 18, which carries another tubular casing 19, in which is driven the spike 20'. The tubular brace 18 is adapted to be the length of the distance between the top of the'tie and the base 10, whereby the faces t and 5 will rest upon the shoulder 21 of thetubularsupport 18, and the annular shoulder 22 will rest against the base 10 of the channel-bar. In the top faces 4 and 5 of the metallic-tie and the base 10 are formed apertures 23 and 24:, said apertures registering in vertical alinement with each other and with apertures 25 and 26, formed in the base-plate. The tubular casing -19 is .made of greater lengththan'the tubular support 18, thus providing the projecting ends 26 and 27, and through the apertures2 t and 25 I secure the projecting end 26 of the tu- Fig.

It will be seen in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings that I have shown the apertures 26 diametrically opposite each other, one aperture being formed in the top surface 4, while the other of said apertures is formed in the top surface 5, the apertures in the base 10 corresponding therewith.

In Fig. 5 of the drawingsI haveillustrated a truss-bar which may be employed for bracing my improved metallic tie, said truss-bar consisting of the plates 29 and 30, these plates being held against the ends of the tie by means of the truss-bar 31, which is adapted to pass through plate 30 and have a nut or tap secured upon its end. This construction, as just described, is only used where it is found necessary to strengthen my improved tie.

Another feature of my invention to which I wish to call particular attention is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings. WV hen the top surfaces 4 and 5 have been damaged or otherwise injured by a derailed train, the same may be reversed and the base of said tie used to secure the rails in proper position, the apertures 23 being provided for the .admittance of the spike, which is driven into the wooden block carried in the tubular casing 19. The base-plates 12 may be easily and quickly secured to this surface of the tie as it may be desired.

While I have herein shown and described my invention, it is obvious that I do not care to limit myself to the exact construction, as various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A metallic tie comprising a channel-bar, said channel-bar having its sides bent at right angles, said sides being bent downwardly, said bent-down portions having their edges bent at right angles on a line parallel to the base of the channel-bar, and secured thereto, a base-plate or chair secured to the top of the channel-bar, means for bracing the top and base of the tie, means carried within said braces whereby a spike may be driven therein for holding the rail in position upon the tie, substantially as described.

2. A metallic tie comprising a channel, said channelbar having its sides bent at right angles, said sides bent downwardly, said bentdown portions having their edges bent at right angles on a line parallel to the base of the channel-bar and secured thereto, a chair secured upon the upper face of the tie, a tubular support or brace carried within the tie, a tubular casing supported in said brace, apertures formed in the top and base of the tie, apertures formed in the base-plate or chair carried by the tie, said apertures registering in vertical alinement with the apertures formed in the tie, said tubular casing having its ends secured in the apertures formed in the base plate and the tie, means carried within said tubular casing for rigidly securing a spike therein, substantially as described.

3. A metallic tie comprising a channel-bar, said channel-bar having its sides bent at right angles, said sides bent downwardly, said bentdown portions having their edges bent at right angles on a line parallel to the base of the channel-bar and secured thereto, a chair secured upon the upper face of the tie, a tubular support or brace carried within the tie, a tubular casing supported in said brace, apertures formed in the top and base of the tie, apertures formed in the base-plate or chair carried by the tie, said apertures registering in vertical alinement with the apertures formed in the tie, said tubular casing having its ends secured in the apertures formed in the base plate and the tie, means carried within said tubular casing for rigidly securing a spike therein, a truss-bar having plates secured to its outer ends, said truss-bar passing through the body portion of the tie and rigidly supporting the ends and body portion of said tie, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL P. CRO WLEY.

Witnesses:

E. E. POTTER, K. H. BUTLER. 

